# What's your favorite YouTube clip right now? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 3, 2006, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-youtube-clip-right-now/382688 "2006-12-03T15:18:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 22
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2007, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-youtube-clip-right-now/382688/421 "2007-04-18T11:15:34Z")
It’s still amazing. I might have tried many of those a thousand times and not gotten a hit. ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2007, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-youtube-clip-right-now/382688/422 "2007-04-18T16:31:28Z")
[QUOTE=Olive, The Other Reindeer] Hubby and I have been watching this one almost daily for weeks - some of the slickest animation we’ve ever seen . . . ![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/d1gaPEDdllU/maxresdefault.jpg)https://www.youtube.com/embed/d1gaPEDdllU?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque Check out some of the others ,too - Pipe dreams is pretty good, too [/QUOTE] I know that pretty much everything on YouTube is pirated, and I’m as guilty as anybody of watching the pirated stuff. In this case, I _really_ have to recommend getting the actual DVDs if you can. I’d seen various previews of this stuff around the Web, so I bought the DVDs, and it’s just incredible. They’re not expensive: [http://animusic.com/](http://animusic.com/) ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2007, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-youtube-clip-right-now/382688/423 "2007-04-18T16:32:36Z")
[QUOTE=Liberal] It’s still amazing. I might have tried many of those a thousand times and not gotten a hit. [/QUOTE] Some of those shots can’t possibly involve skill beyond aiming roughly in the right direction with roughly the right speed. It probably did take some practice to get it in the vicinity of the cup for each of those shots. Beyond that I think these guys had a lot of time on their hands. I also think you or I (assuming we’re both physically able) could probably make any of those shots within 100 or so tries, probably less. ---
**Author:** ![zyzzyva](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@zyzzyva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zyzzyva)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2007, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-youtube-clip-right-now/382688/424 "2007-04-18T19:02:28Z")
[Extreme Bike Racing - Manhattan](http://digave.com/videos/red-web.mpg) Not for the faint of heart. ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2007, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-youtube-clip-right-now/382688/425 "2007-04-18T19:06:10Z")
[QUOTE=davidm] Some of those shots can’t possibly involve skill beyond aiming roughly in the right direction with roughly the right speed. It probably did take some practice to get it in the vicinity of the cup for each of those shots. Beyond that I think these guys had a lot of time on their hands. I also think you or I (assuming we’re both physically able) could probably make any of those shots within 100 or so tries, probably less. [/QUOTE] It’s still a very entertaining compilation, at least to me. A sort of …forgive me for this… greatest hits. ---
**Author:** ![Largo62](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/45deac/32.png) [@Largo62](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Largo62)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2007, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-youtube-clip-right-now/382688/426 "2007-04-18T19:28:34Z")
[QUOTE=zyzzyva] [Extreme Bike Racing - Manhattan](http://digave.com/videos/red-web.mpg) Not for the faint of heart. [/QUOTE] That wasn’t YouTube. And the guys on those bikes were out of their fucking minds! The assholes care about nothing, not laws, not pedestrians, nothing. If they should get killed pulling a stunt like that it would be just too bad! ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2007, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-youtube-clip-right-now/382688/427 "2007-04-18T20:16:58Z")
[QUOTE=Liberal] It’s still a very entertaining compilation, at least to me. A sort of …forgive me for this… greatest hits. [/QUOTE] No question. I also find it entertaining. I’m just not as amazed by it as some people because I think it was done by selective editing. ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2007, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-youtube-clip-right-now/382688/428 "2007-04-18T20:27:41Z")
[QUOTE=zyzzyva] [Extreme Bike Racing - Manhattan](http://digave.com/videos/red-web.mpg) Not for the faint of heart. [/QUOTE] Those idiots should have been arrested. They’re not putting just themselves in danger. ---
**Author:** ![zyzzyva](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@zyzzyva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zyzzyva)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2007, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-youtube-clip-right-now/382688/429 "2007-04-18T20:57:44Z")
[QUOTE=Largo62] That wasn’t YouTube. And the guys on those bikes were out of their fucking minds! The assholes care about nothing, not laws, not pedestrians, nothing. If they should get killed pulling a stunt like that it would be just too bad! [/QUOTE] No argument here. I certainly don’t condone their behavior, but i still find it impressive. And FTR, there’ve been several links posted here that weren’t to YouTube. For something more benign, but just as impressive, [unicycle dance](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xuUzuklkoU). ---
**Author:** ![Largo62](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/45deac/32.png) [@Largo62](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Largo62)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2007, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-youtube-clip-right-now/382688/430 "2007-04-18T21:46:23Z")
[QUOTE=zyzzyva] No argument here. I certainly don’t condone their behavior, but i still find it impressive. And FTR, there’ve been several links posted here that weren’t to YouTube. For something more benign, but just as impressive, [unicycle dance](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xuUzuklkoU). [/QUOTE] That was amazing! ---
**Author:** ![Wakinyan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wakinyan/32/352_2.png) [@Wakinyan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wakinyan)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2007, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-youtube-clip-right-now/382688/431 "2007-04-18T21:46:38Z")
[QUOTE=Merkwurdigliebe] ![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/_HSOSIWXaaA/maxresdefault.jpg)https://www.youtube.com/embed/_HSOSIWXaaA?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque This is literally the funniest thing I’ve seen on the Internet for a long time. This is a collection of Bill Dance fishing bloopers. They are unspeakably hilarious. I was literally crying the whole time. [/QUOTE] Thanks! (Still laughing.) ---
**Author:** ![Rysdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7cd45c/32.png) [@Rysdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysdad)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2007, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-youtube-clip-right-now/382688/432 "2007-04-19T02:19:47Z")
[QUOTE=Merkwurdigliebe] ![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/_HSOSIWXaaA/maxresdefault.jpg)https://www.youtube.com/embed/_HSOSIWXaaA?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque This is literally the funniest thing I’ve seen on the Internet for a long time. This is a collection of Bill Dance fishing bloopers. They are unspeakably hilarious. I was literally crying the whole time. [/QUOTE] “The key to success is being prepared” knocked me out. Definitely in the top 5 funniest things I’ve seen. “And we have the battery…” 😃😃😃 ---
**Author:** ![Lakai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de0a6/32.png) [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2007, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-youtube-clip-right-now/382688/433 "2007-04-19T04:53:55Z")
What I learned from Porn: [http://www.break.com/index/what\_i\_learned\_from\_porn.html](http://www.break.com/index/what_i_learned_from_porn.html) Probably NSFW And yet another cat video. This one is a [compilation](http://my.break.com/media/view.aspx?ContentID=269326) of cat clips. ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2007, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-youtube-clip-right-now/382688/434 "2007-04-19T05:14:45Z")
I wouldn’t say this is my favorite, but it is strange. Just a warning, it’s not porn but some of the lyrics are probably not work safe. Hot Country Singer Has Message for the Troops [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/6cAChVVVZaM/hqdefault.jpg "Hot Country Girl Has Message for the U.S. Troops") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cAChVVVZaM) ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_fight\_the\_hypothetical](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/59ef9b/32.png) [@Don\_t\_fight\_the\_hypothetical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_fight_the_hypothetical)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2007, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-youtube-clip-right-now/382688/435 "2007-04-19T05:24:39Z")
[Honey](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7Un6yd986c) ---
**Author:** ![The\_Librarian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_librarian/32/402_2.png) [@The\_Librarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Librarian)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2007, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-youtube-clip-right-now/382688/436 "2007-04-19T14:48:08Z")
[QUOTE=Merkwurdigliebe] ![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/_HSOSIWXaaA/maxresdefault.jpg)https://www.youtube.com/embed/_HSOSIWXaaA?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque This is literally the funniest thing I’ve seen on the Internet for a long time. This is a collection of Bill Dance fishing bloopers. They are unspeakably hilarious. I was literally crying the whole time. [/QUOTE] And there I was thinking I was clumsy. ---
**Author:** ![Olive\_The\_Other\_Reindeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Olive\_The\_Other\_Reindeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Olive_The_Other_Reindeer)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2007, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-youtube-clip-right-now/382688/437 "2007-04-19T15:24:01Z")
[QUOTE=Phase42] I know that pretty much everything on YouTube is pirated, and I’m as guilty as anybody of watching the pirated stuff. In this case, I _really_ have to recommend getting the actual DVDs if you can. I’d seen various previews of this stuff around the Web, so I bought the DVDs, and it’s just incredible. They’re not expensive: [http://animusic.com/](http://animusic.com/) [/QUOTE] We ordered Vol 1 and 2 - but we wouldn’t have if we didn’t see it on YouTube. ---
**Author:** ![lovelybean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/94ad74/32.png) [@lovelybean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lovelybean)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2007, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-youtube-clip-right-now/382688/438 "2007-04-19T19:23:27Z")
[QUOTE=mobo85] I started a thread on this one a few weeks ago- [Rabbit](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4Yf-7Z_6PE), a freaky-yet-hilarious short film made up of cutouts from children’s books. A tale of greed as told by two children and the jam-loving idol they find in a rabbit carcass. [/QUOTE] Wow. Very freaky but amazing. I really like this. ---
**Author:** ![lovelybean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/94ad74/32.png) [@lovelybean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lovelybean)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2007, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-youtube-clip-right-now/382688/439 "2007-04-19T19:37:27Z")
[QUOTE=With the wonder of subtitles, we can see what they’re [really singing] ([http://www.boreme.com/boreme/funny-2007/songs-of-praise-subtitles-p1.php](http://www.boreme.com/boreme/funny-2007/songs-of-praise-subtitles-p1.php)). [/QUOTE] Hilarious! Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![jackelope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@jackelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackelope)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2007, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-youtube-clip-right-now/382688/440 "2007-04-19T20:17:58Z")
[QUOTE=davidm] No question. I also find it entertaining. I’m just not as amazed by it as some people because I think it was done by selective editing. [/QUOTE] I assumed from the start that it was selective editing. That doesn’t make it any less amazing in my book; amazing for the shots themselves, and to imagine the time it must have taken to dream up, approximately calibrate, and then perform the shots. Note also that everyone acted completely nonchalant when they made one; that must have taken a few takes as well, because the instinct would be to shout YEAH! and pump your fist when it went in. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-youtube-clip-right-now/382688.md?page=21) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-youtube-clip-right-now/382688.md?page=23)